Hmm with stuff like the post above is it any wonder some people don't ask questions? :-) Anyway I'll be honest I'm still kinda confused. When somebody makes something publically available can they dictate how I use it? Even if it is different then how they intended it to be used? Here is what got me going on all this: recently I came across Joelegecko's tutorial on converting halflife weapons for use in poser. I converted some weapons from a mod for my own use in poser (took like two days). I thought they looked good enough to share with the community. But before I uploaded them I thought I should write to the people who "created the mod" and ask if it was okay. So I sent a letter explaining what I had done and that I wanted to share them with all credit to them and not for commercial use... and all that. The letter I got back and as I understand it tells me not only that I may not "share them" but that I may not use them either. From what I understand now and then is that they have that right to not allow me to share them, but its the use thing that I am wondering about. Like I said I'm new to all this and I a certainly don't want to piss anyone off or violate copyright law, which is why I am asking rather than doing. So any insight is appreciated. If anyone would rather email me than Yell :) at me here my email. is moonbiter@thelostlands.com Thanks.